Shabbat Noach or Noah Readings and Commentary...

Genesis 6:9 – 11:32; Isaiah 54:1 – 55:5 [Is. 66:1-24] (because of Rosh Chodesh the Little Hallel is prayed) Commentary by Michael Schneider, Jerusalem: In this week’s portion we meet one of the first righteous men, Noah (→Noachide Laws). Through the righteousness of one person all of mankind was saved. That was always the case in history, through the few and the remnant, God was gracious and restrained from destroying...

Simchat Torah and Shabbat Bereshit Readings and Co...

Shemini Atzeret: Hallel, Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17 , Numbers 29:35-30:1, Kings 1, 8:54-66 Simchat Torah: Hallel, Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12, Genesis 1:1-2:3, Numbers 29:35-30:1, Joshua 1:1-18 Shabbat Bereshit: Genesis 1:1-6:8; Haftara: Isaiah 42:5-43:10 The Hallel, consisting of Psalms 113 – 118, is recited for Sukkot like for Pesach (or Passover, where the Israelites were freed from the slavery in Egypt), for several other...

Sukkot Feast of Tabernacles Readings and Commentar...

1st day: Hallel; Lev 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16; Haftara: Zech 14 2nd day: Hallel; Lev 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16; Haftara: 1.Kings 8:2-21 The Feast of Tabernacles is a fest of joy, Hag Sukkot Sameach, and we want to invite you to shake the lulav and to feel it beating the heart, okay? Please feel invited to have a look into a Sukkah in a childreans song:

Yom Kippur...

Erev Yom Kippur: Kol Nidre Yom Kippur: Lev. 16:1-34; Numbers 29:7-11; Isaiah 57:14–58:14; Lev. 18:1-30; Micha 7:18-20; Book Jona Avinu Malkeinu: Our Father, Our King Abstract of the commentary by Michael Schneider, Jerusalem Commentary: Already on sunset it starts. Neither eating or drinking is permitted till next sunset. “Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy...